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The Higher Education Authority Tenders & Contract Awards

What The Higher Education Authority buys, who wins its contracts, and how suppliers get seen

The Higher Education Authority has nothing open for bidding today. Its last notice closed on 19 June 2026. 5 tender notices have come from this buyer since monitoring began.

The Higher Education Authority has awarded 38 contracts totalling €3.1M between 2016 and 2026. Top supplier by disclosed value is Sysco Software Solutions (1 award).

Its three largest suppliers hold 78% of the disclosed value. 6 companies have won here in more than one year. 6 of the 27 awards with a published bid count drew a single bidder.

Public buyers rarely change supplier mid-contract. The opening is usually a new requirement, not a switch.

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Tender notices tracked

38

Contract awards

€3.1M

Disclosed value

€286k

Average per award

36

With named winner

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The Higher Education Authority

Contracting AuthorityThe Higher Education Authority · Active Irish public buyer
Top Incumbent WinnersNoel Recruitment Ireland Limited · Sysco Software Solutions
Extended Panel (#3+)McCauley Daye O'Connell Architects · International Graduate Insight Group Limited · Fuzion Communications
CRO & Spend RadarCRO B1/B10/C1 status, supplier concentration share, and >EUR 20k purchase-order spend

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Professional Services

Recently closed

Most recent 5 of 5
€200kClosed

Section 68 Financial Review

The Higher Education Authority

Prof. Services100k-500k
€400kClosed

Request for the Provision of Graphic Design Publication Design Merchandise and Related Creative Services

The Higher Education Authority

Prof. Services100k-500k
€300kClosed

Architect Led Design Team Consultancy Services including ME Building Services Quantity Surveying PDSP and Acoustic Sound Engineering Services

The Higher Education Authority

Prof. Services100k-500k
€950kClosed

Request for Supply of Online Student Surveys and Related Services

The Higher Education Authority

Prof. Services500k-1M
€90kClosed

Request for The provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy in 2026

The Higher Education Authority

Prof. Services25k-100k

Closed notices are retained as a signal of what this authority actually procures. Deadlines have passed, do not bid.

Awarded in 2026

The Higher Education Authority has 10 published contract awards in 2026 tracked on Tenderwatch, worth €1.1M across the 8 awards with published values.

Top winners in 2026

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Top suppliers awarded

  1. 1.Sysco Software Solutions1 · €1.5M
  2. 2.McCauley Daye O'Connell Architects1 · €300k
  3. 3.International Graduate Insight Group Limited1 · €300k
  4. 4.Fuzion Communications1 · €140k
  5. 5.bigO1 · €90k
  6. 6.DQS1 · €50k
  7. 7.Ronspot1 · €50k
  8. 8.John Gibney1 · €50k
  9. 9.Lucy Michael Consulting1 · €15k
  10. 10.Alice Public Relations5 · Not disclosed

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Year-by-year

YearAwardsValue
20166
€250k
20173
-
20187
-
20193
€300k
20206
€1.5M
20213
-
202610
€1.1M

How The Higher Education Authority Evaluates Tenders (Price vs Quality Scorecard)

Across 19 graded eTenders notices, The Higher Education Authority evaluates 100% of competitions on Price & Quality (MEAT) and 0% on Lowest Price Only.

Primary Regime

100% MEAT

19 MEAT · 0 Price Only

Typical Weighting Split

30% Price / 70% Quality

OGP Professional Services MEAT benchmark

Typical Contract Term

36 months

Median across 22 contracts (avg 37.3m)

Contracts Expiring in the Next 6 Months (180-Day Re-Tender Window)

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No disclosed contracts over EUR 100,000 for The Higher Education Authority have an estimated end date in the next 180 days. Browse the full 180-day expiring contracts radar across all Irish authorities ->

By value band

Competition intensity

Awards with bid data
27
Sole bidder (no competition)
6
Most contested award
Design of HEA and IRC publications
23 bids received

Least contested above 1 bid: Mid-Term Review of the HEA National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education 2015-2019 (2 bids)

By procedure

  • Open Procedure: 27
  • Competitive Procedure With Negotiation: 1

Supplier intelligence

Top-3 suppliers account for 78.2% of €6.4M total disclosed value, a market-concentration signal.

SupplierShareCRO statusOther bodies (join 4)
Noel Recruitment Ireland Limited50%-also won €16.6M across 6 other Irish bodies →
Sysco Software Solutions23.5%-also won €6.0M across 4 other Irish bodies →
McCauley Daye O'Connell Architects4.7%-also won €500k across 3 other Irish bodies →
International Graduate Insight Group Limited4.7%--
Fuzion Communications2.2%-also won €980k across 9 other Irish bodies →

Repeat winners

Suppliers awarded contracts by The Higher Education Authority in two or more separate years, from published award notices.

SupplierAwardsActive years
Alice Public Relations52016, 2018, 2020, 2021
Insight Statistical Consulting22016, 2018
Karatas Consultants Ltd22018, 2021
New Graphic22016, 2020
SThree Staffing Ireland Ltd22017, 2018
Vidatum Ltd22018, 2021

Notices published in the last 90 days

PublishedTitleWinnerValue
7 October 2026Request for The provision of Comprehensive Pension Administration Services on an Outsourced Basis to the Higher Education Authority (HEA)undisclosed€400k
23 September 2026Tender for Multi-Disciplinary Design Team Services - Architect Led Design Team Consultancy Services including ME Building Services Quantity Surveying PDSP and Acoustic Sound Engineering ServicesMcCauley Daye O'Connell Architects€300k

Buyer Competition & Concentration Scorecard (Framework-Deduplicated)

Computed from 38 published OGP contract awards (CC-BY 4.0), deduplicating multi-lot framework ceiling repeats.

Single-Bidder Award Rate

22.2%

6 of 27 bid-disclosed awards received 1 tender

Top Supplier Spend Share

55.7%

Top 3 suppliers: 87% across 11 winners

Winner Concentration (HHI)

3,850

0 to 10,000 scale on deduplicated spend (<1,500 unconcentrated)

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Award history (38 records)

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DateTitleWinnerBidsProcedureValue
7 October 2026Request for The provision of Comprehensive Pension Administration Services on an Outsourced Basis to the Higher Education Authority (HEA)undisclosed-€400k
23 September 2026Tender for Multi-Disciplinary Design Team Services - Architect Led Design Team Consultancy Services including ME Building Services Quantity Surveying PDSP and Acoustic Sound Engineering ServicesMcCauley Daye O'Connell Architects-€300k
26 June 2026Invitation to tender for participation in a Framework for the provision of Temporary Staff Recruitment Services to the Higher Education AuthorityNoel Recruitment Ireland Limited-€3.2M
22 June 2026Request for The provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the MicroCreds.ie Portal and the Micro-credential Learner Fee Subsidy in 2026bigO-€90k
8 May 2026The provision of Construction Procurement Consultancy ServicesDQS-€50k
27 February 2026The provision of Communications and Public Relations Services for Strategic Marketing of the Springboard+ Programme in 2026Fuzion Communications-€140k
27 February 2026Request for The provision of a Software as a Service SAAS Desk Booking Solution for the HEARonspot-€50k
27 February 2026The provision of Consultancy Services for the Development of Guidance on Inclusive Recruitment and Progression Practices in Irish Higher EducationLucy Michael Consulting-€15k
25 February 2026The provision of Consultancy Services for the Independent Revision of the HEA National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework (NSMHSPF)ATU-€50k
25 February 2026The provision of Consultancy Services to support the Capital Programmes unit of the Higher Education Authority (HEA)John Gibney-€50k
2 June 2021Provision of External Services for the Erasmus+ Programme 2021-2023Karatas Consultants Ltd1Open Procedure-
16 February 2021Springboard HCI Communications and Public RelationsAlice Public Relations8Open Procedure-
26 January 2021Support and maintenance of the HEA Springboard+ website and online application systemVidatum Ltd1Open Procedure-
28 August 2020Process AuditingCrowe5Open Procedure-
19 August 2020Design of HEA and IRC publicationsMitchell Kane23Open Procedure-
6 August 2020WordPress Website Support and Development ServicesNew Graphic7Open Procedure-
18 July 2020Implementation and Support of an Integrated Financial Management System and related servicesSysco Software Solutions9Competitive Procedure With Negotiation€1.5M
6 March 2020Communications and Public Relations Springboard+ Programme 2020Alice Public Relations10Open Procedure-
14 February 2020RFT for the provision of communications and public relations services for the Irish Research CouncilAlice Public Relations5Open Procedure-
20 November 2019The Provision of Temporary Agency Staff for the Higher Education AuthorityCollins McNicholas Recruitment and HR Services Group14Open Procedure-
2 September 2019HEA Study of Mature Student Participation in Higher EducationIndecon International Economic and Strategic Consultants6Open Procedure-
13 July 2019Irish Survey of Student Engagement and the Irish Survey of Student Engagement for Postgraduate Research StudentsInternational Graduate Insight Group Limited3Open Procedure€300k
18 September 2018Conduct of a National Eurostudent VII SurveyInsight Statistical Consulting2Open Procedure-
13 September 2018HEA Tender for Process Auditor(s) for the Strategy and Performance Dialogue ProcessO'Brien Governance Design3Open Procedure-
29 August 2018Design of HEA Publications and other materialsClever Cat Design1Open Procedure-
21 June 2018HEA Oracle Developer 2018SThree Staffing Ireland Ltd2Open Procedure-
8 June 2018Annual monitoring of Erasmus+ participating HEA Irish higher education institutionsKaratas Consultants Ltd1Open Procedure-
1 March 2018Technical support and maintenance of the HEA Springboard+ website and online application systemVidatum Ltd2Open Procedure-
16 January 2018Provision of Communications/Public Relations for Irish Research Council #LoveIrishResearch CampaignAlice Public Relations3Open Procedure-
15 September 2017Mid-Term Review of the HEA National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education 2015-2019KHSK Economic Consultants2Open Procedure-
4 May 2017Tender for Process Auditor(s) for the Fourth Cycle of Strategic Dialogue.John Malone Consulting Ltd3Open Procedure-
26 April 2017HEA Tender for Oracle Database DeveloperSThree Staffing Ireland Ltd3Open Procedure-
21 December 2016A Data Plan for Equity of Access to Higher EducationTrutz Haase - Social and Economic Consultant1Open Procedure-
19 December 2016Invitation to Tender for HEA Communications Consultancy Services for 2017Alice Public Relations5Open Procedure-
10 October 2016Irish Survey of Student Engagement (ISSE) 2017-2019undisclosed-Open Procedure€250k
22 August 2016Executive Recruitment Agency - HEA CEOSRI Executive12Open Procedure-
22 July 2016Redesign of the Higher Education Authority Suite of WebsitesNew Graphic14Open Procedure-
15 July 2016Coding of Socio Economic Data from New Entrants to Higher EducationInsight Statistical Consulting1Open Procedure-
How The Higher Education Authority buys: competition & SME-access profile

Open-market vs limited-competition mix · average bids · SME-access ratio

The Higher Education Authority market guides

How The Higher Education Authority buys, broken down by sector: award patterns, top suppliers, and bid-readiness steps.

Professional Services
11 awards
Professional Services

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Last updated 10 November 2026. Award dataset coverage begins 2016-07-15. Sentinel TED values (€0, €1) are excluded from totals and averages.